Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embosom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-bo-som
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.

Transitive verb

verb

To enclose, surround, or protect.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[S]uffice it to record, that blessed with a numerous progeny, Emily found herself completely embosomed in domestic bliss: […]"
"Embosomed in the forest of the canton of La Double, near the road leading from Périgueux to Ribérac, is a monument named Roque Brun."
"There were several native villages scattered about, so embosomed in fruit trees that at a distance they looked like clumps or patches of forest."
"[…] and thus mind is reconciled to its own momentary existence and limited vision by the sense of the infinite supplements that embosom it on every side."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English em- English bosom English embosom From em- + bosom.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

embosoms (present, singular) embosoming (participle, present) embosomed (participle, past) embosomed (past) imbosom (alternative)

Derived Forms

disembosom

Questions

What does embosom mean?: To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
Where does embosom come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English em- English bosom English embosom From em- + bosom.

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